Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Penguin Schemes

My cousin has asked if I would be willing to make her daughter a penguin cake for her upcoming birthday party. HECK YEAH! I'll make a penguin cake and some penguin cupcakes!

I'm still in the scheming phase. Some might call it the planning phase, but I think "scheming" elicits images of Mr. Burns sinisterly tapping his fingertips together and muttering "excellent" - and that's more fun.

You can tell by my use of ALL CAPS and !exclamation points! that I'm excited about this project. I'll be sure to inundate you with penguin cake photos and penguin cupcake photos once everything's finished.

So far, these fondant penguins are all I have to share. Everything else has to be done the day before the party. [note added 01/26/11: check out the finished product] This is my first time working with fondant, and I must say that it's not nearly as tricky as I thought it'd be. I wish I hadn't spent so many years being intimidated by it. Don't get me wrong. I still think fondant tastes disgusting and should be used in moderation - but it's perfect for making little penguin embellishments!

(By the way, the feet in the air penguins are going to be anchored in some blue frosting to make it look like they're diving in...they'll make more sense when I get them on the cupcakes.)

Oh my goodness!! These are absolutely adorable! I love how you put them in different positions (especially the sliding one) The scarf and hat you made are great touches! You are very talented! Can't wait to read the rest of your blog now :)Cami @ youseriouslymadethat.blogspot.com

YIKES,,, these are adorable, really cute. WHat a FUN cake to make, penguins is not exactly what every id wants for a bday cake, I've never had the chance to work on such a cake before.

I simply CAN NOT wait to see what you make for the rest of the cake, YAYY for fondant, it really is fun, isn't it. BUT I so agree, that I don't eat it, but then again, I'm not a REALLy big candy fan, not even a small one, lol.

THANKS so much for ALWAYS supporting my blog, and linking up to **Amaze me August** I REALLY appreciate it.

SUPER CUTE! It would also be fun to make these out of sculpey so they could be saved after the cake is eaten... they would make super cute little figurines/toys. Now I am imagining kiddos playing with penguins in their dollhouse :)

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